The Gulistan of Shaik Saday : a complete analysis of the entire Persian text / by R.P. Anderson; prepared by an author purely to facilitate the study of the Persian language.

  • Saʻdī.
Date:
1861
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Credit: The Gulistan of Shaik Saday : a complete analysis of the entire Persian text / by R.P. Anderson; prepared by an author purely to facilitate the study of the Persian language. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 ^ 84 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 _5 Ij ^jjij^ Cl^*^i d^9^.i Lj 4^IXm*j 25 24 v» • • 37 36 35 -Jlr _5 45 44 43 42 41 -UvaT j 1 ji year—2 two—3 over, on—4 this—5 passed, came forth—6 a band—7 of vagabonds—8 of the quarter, side, street—9 with—10 him—11 joined—12 and—13 the knot—14 of friendship—15 tied—16 so that—17 at the time—18 opportunity—19 the vizier—20 with—21 two—22 his sons—23 killed—24 and —25 plunder, treasure—26 immense, inconceivable, (from without, beyond, and imagination)—27 carried off, took off—28 and—29 in—30 the cave—31 of robbers—32 in the place—33 of father—34 sat—35 and—36 a rebel, sinner—37 became—38 the king—39 they told—40 the hand—41 of astonishment—42 in teeth—43 seized—44 and— 45 said. Two years after this conversation, a set of vagabonds of the town entered into a conspiracy'with him, and taking an opportunity he killed the vizier and his two sons, carried off immense booty, and succeeding his father as the head of the gang, became an avowed offender. The king apprised thereof, in the emotion of amazement exclaimed— Revised from No. 1 to No. 45.—Two years after this a band of vagabonds of that quarter, (i. e. of the city,) joined him, and contracted an intimacy, so that on a favourable opportunity he killed both the vizier and his two sons, and carried off immense treasure; occupied the thieves’ cave in the room of his father, and became a rebel. They informed the king who was shocked, and said—Remark.— It is improper to take the literal meaning of^^s.^’ in this place, viz., astonishment, because the former and latter parts of this tale prove that the king was not astonished, but shocked. When he pardoned the boy’s life, he said he felt he was not doing right, and after this he says “ a good sword cannot be made of bad iron, &c., &c., in fact he fully anticipated all this, and was far more horrified than amazed.